How to Play The Galtee Rangers on the Tin Whistle

D major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Beginner

The Galtee Rangers is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to F#6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in d major (108 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Galtee Rangers start A F# F# E F# E D E F# E F# D Full sequence below.

The interactive sheet music shows a fingering chart under every note. Press Play this tune to play along while the app listens to your microphone and grades every note, or print a clean copy of the score.

Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play The Galtee Rangers with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

A F# F# E F# E D E F# E F# D B A F# F# E F# E D E F# B F# F# E E A B A F# A B D E F# E E F# E D B A B D B A B D E F# E D B A B A F# A B D E F# E E F# E D B A B D B A B D E F# E D B

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:724
T:The Galtee Rangers
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|AFFE FEDE|~F3E F2dB|AFFE FEDE|F2BF FEE2|! AFFE FEDE|~F3E F2dB|AFFE FEDE|F2EG FDD2||! A3B A~F3|ABde fee2|fedB ABdB|ABde fedB|! A3B A~F3|ABde fee2|fedB ABdB|ABde fedB||
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Fingering chart

The Galtee Rangers uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6.

D5
E5
F#5
A5
B5
D6
E6
F#6

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